Author Archives: David Wiwchar

While the second year of a political mandate is usually when politicians launch their priority projects, public reaction to a proposed 5.1% municipal tax increase might cause city council to reconside...

City Councillor Ron Paulson is blaming bureaucracy for the prolonged closure of the Alberni Valley Multiplex. He says the process to bring the ice-chiller back online was unclear, and accused the prov...

City Council is looking to outlaw outdoor grow ops, but is firmly behind indoor cannabis production. Council is moving forward with regulatory bylaws for the burgeoning industry, but chose to remove i...

While six Vancouver Island mayors recently signed a letter urging Western Forest Products and the United Steelworkers to return to the bargaining table, Port Alberni Mayor Sharie Minions declined to a...

RCMP vehicles were involved in two crashes this weekend. On Saturday, an officer spotted a vehicle without licence plates driving down 10th Avenue and attempted to pull the vehicle over. The driver sp...

Hang on to your wallets - taxes could be going up dramatically. City CAO Tim Pley presented the first draft of the 5-year financial plan yesterday, and said a 5.1% tax increase would be required to co...

City taxpayers will be covering the cost of two destructive youths, who smashed out the windows of heritage train cars and set off fire extinguishers and tore up the seats. While the pair did own up t...

More local loggers are about to be out of work. Mosaic Forest Management announced late yesterday they're curtailing harvesting operations as a result of current market conditions. The shutdown happen...

City staff are awaiting the green light this morning, to turn on the ice-chiller and begin the week-long process of restoring the ice surface in the multiplex after a 3-week shutdown. City CAO Tim Ple...

School District 70 - Alberni is looking to change their name, and the name of some schools next year. Seismic upgrades to Ucluelet Secondary means essentially a new building for students that come fro...